International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[wrathsfarm]

Good luck. Great looking eggs. How far and long did they travel?
I thought the brown spot on the chicks head was a funny trait on the list. The BCM cockerel I used had a distinctive brown spot.

Montana to Michigan... Roughly 1,442 miles. Shipped Monday. Post office called at 10am. So 2 days, Priority.

All the brown spots I ever saw on mine were OE's...

 

[TexasBlues]

From watching the videos with Dr. Tom Whiting, I heard that hatching eggs ship better downhill in elevation.

 

[Bantambird]

From watching the videos with Dr. Tom Whiting, I heard that hatching eggs ship better downhill in elevation.

They don't do well going uphill, I know that. I myself am only at 3000 feet so not all that high for Montana, I am south central.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I started a photo dump thread if any one would like to chime in, but everyone here has already seen all the pics coming so, yeah.. Smart aleck comments are always welcome, tho.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wraths-marans.1625296/

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Found this breeder in Texas, only 2 1/2 hrs away in Nacogdoches, I don't "need" them, but when I saw the coloring, I decided I "had" to have them

 

[wrathsfarm]

Found this breeder in Texas, only 2 1/2 hrs away in Nacogdoches, I don't "need" them, but when I saw the coloring, I decided I "had" to have them

Wow... Congrats

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Wow... Congrats

I'll only keep 1 or 2, but hey it is chick season

 

[wrathsfarm]

I'll only keep 12, but hey it is chick season

I fixed that for you.

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

@BlueTheBrahma

What are your thoughts on this guy? I have some young chicks sired by him. He is 23 weeks old in the photos.
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Type and Carriage (40): 25
a bit narrow at the front, breast could be fuller and deeper. Back a decent length. Tail at good angle but too long and too open in structure, making it look square at the end.

Size and Quality (20): 15
Fully feathered well, feathers nice and close to body. Size is always hard to tell on photos but he seems like a big, strong bird.

Colour and Markings (15): 9
Lovely colour, nice glossy black and most of the hackles are stunning. Faults include the paler yellow ring half way down the hackles (I think it’s called a halo?), the lack of colour in the saddle, and the lack of deep mahogany red in the shoulder.

Head (10): 8
Really, really nice comb, very good size and shape for a marans (front half better than back half). Beak strong and correctly coloured, wattles fantastic and round, no twists. Nice earlobe, no white in it and not twisted. Eye lets it down: too yellow, it should be deep red/orange. The ear feathers should also be copper.

Condition (10): 9
really red in the face, sign of a very healthy chook. Clearly active and clean.

Legs and Feet (5): 4
Nice and pink with slate shading. Correctly feathered and wide apart (I think, though I can’t see them in neutral position), not too long either. Only thing that I took a point off for is that I’d say the slate shading is too much, as pink/white should be the primary colour of the leg. If someone disagrees with that last point please correct me.

Overall (100): 70
A great Marans rooster with a couple of imperfections. Definitely worth breeding to try and correct type and eye colour. The other faults may randomly go away with breeding to the right hens.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Type and Carriage (40): 25
a bit narrow at the front, breast could be fuller and deeper. Back a decent length. Tail at good angle but too long and too open in structure, making it look square at the end.

Size and Quality (20): 15
Fully feathered well, feathers nice and close to body. Size is always hard to tell on photos but he seems like a big, strong bird.

Colour and Markings (15): 9
Lovely colour, nice glossy black and most of the hackles are stunning. Faults include the paler yellow ring half way down the hackles (I think it’s called a halo?), the lack of colour in the saddle, and the lack of deep mahogany red in the shoulder.

Head (10): 8
Really, really nice comb, very good size and shape for a marans (front half better than back half). Beak strong and correctly coloured, wattles fantastic and round, no twists. Nice earlobe, no white in it and not twisted. Eye lets it down: too yellow, it should be deep red/orange. The ear feathers should also be copper.

Condition (10): 9
really red in the face, sign of a very healthy chook. Clearly active and clean.

Legs and Feet (5): 4
Nice and pink with slate shading. Correctly feathered and wide apart (I think, though I can’t see them in neutral position), not too long either. Only thing that I took a point off for is that I’d say the slate shading is too much, as pink/white should be the primary colour of the leg. If someone disagrees with that last point please correct me.

Overall (100): 70
A great Marans rooster with a couple of imperfections. Definitely worth breeding to try and correct type and eye colour. The other faults may randomly go away with breeding to the right hens.

The way you break this down is very informative, thank you!